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A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka kills 12 people

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured eight others, police said Thursday. The fire started late Wednesday at the home in Anguruwatota town. Fifty-one residents were rescued, police spokesman Fredrick Wootler said. He said people with mental illnesses were also housed there. The director of the home was arrested on suspicion of causing deaths through negligence. He appeared before a court and was ordered to be detain

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